But never mind what’s actually inside the book—it’s got a picture of hooded Klansmen burning a cross on the cover! Following this nasty bit of anti-intellectual illogic, Sampson’s workmates promptly freaked out. One coworker told Sampson that reading a book about the Klan was akin to ogling pornography at work.

Sampson was then charged with, and found guilty of, racial harassment. Fortunately, after letters from the ACLU and FIRE, IUPUI removed all records of this finding from his file and Charles Bantz, IUPUI’s Chancellor, stepped up and admitted the school’s mistake. Greg concludes his post:

Unfortunately, that makes Bantz something of a rarity among his fellow college bigwigs. Far too often, administrators dig in their heels when confronted with their abuse of student rights.